Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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the magnet curriculum has been successful. Some didn’t believe we would make it through the first year much less the second, but we did. We did, but only because we had the courage and determination to make it happen. In just 2 years we've increased the enrollment from 800 to 1200. We proved that the absence of a football team does not hinder a school from having spirit. Over thirty new clubs have been formed and a radio station has been added. We are a body with a great spirit. The respect we each show for the individuality of every person has allowed us to bring about a unity that can vouch for the success of Baton Rouge High School. The faith we have in one another allows us to look to the coming horizons in great optimism. We can envision many of our graduates climbing the ladder of success as they go through life. Our volleyball and tennis teams may one day be state champs. The gymnastics’ teams will all score perfect tens, and our radio station will broadcast all over the nation. Our future is full of hopes and dreams and goals. There are no promises that these hopes and dreams will be fulfilled or that every goal will be met, but if we keep our eyes open and on the horizon, what seems to be, with tomorrow's dawning could happen today. Baton Rouge High is a collage of the old and the new. Yesterday we saw school spirit based on a football team. Today we see a spirit based upon our own student body's name and very strong will to succeed; to be the best. Not all of the old traditions have been discarded. We still retain the proud history of the old Baton Rouge High School and the atmosphere which combines academics plus social activities which every high school strives for. Activities such as Belles and Beaux are still annual traditions Our colors are still Enrollment reaches maximum. op f na 13

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year was obtaining a radio broadcasting license for WBRH-FM, Baton Rouge High’s own radio station. The station is 90.1 on the FM dial. Such programs as Cat in the Hat and ‘Teen Forum, as well as a variety of music are aired daily. The 1977-1978 year has already proved more successful than last year. Approximately 1200 students are enrolled; over 400 more than last year’s total. The Student Council sponsored the first Annual Fall Fair which combined all the clubs and organizations for a day of fun and profit. Our sophomore class had 90 students score in the top 10% of all the nation’s students taking the NEDT. Through the combined efforts of the 1976-1977 and 1977 78 student councils, BRHS was able to purchase an English bulldog, Butch V. Butch was born June 20, 1977. As soon as students saw Butch they fell in love with him. In November a Pay for Butch Week was sponsored to help pay for all vet bills and food expenses as well as the initial cost of the dog. Much to the shock of students and faculty. Butch died suddenly Dec. 1. However, he will long be remembered by all who loved him. Baton Rouge High has a long and proud history. Each year we have taken the best of the old and carried over to the new. Through this process Baton Rouge High will never die. Our alma mater lives on! One afternoon two years ago in a smoke-filled school board room a group of men and women voted yes on a proposal that would change the lives of many. In the eyes of these people they had just opened the doorway to a new educational institution. In the eyes of some 1200 area students, these men had just added a new dimension to their ever-changing world. Today, as students of Baton Rouge High we can see that Magnet idea opens a new era.

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-— S$f‘ Opening green and gold and our mascot is still the bulldog. But we, have not limited our vision to the past; we have established new traditions and new standards. Academic standards have been raised high. A 3.0 average is required in a stu dent's major and a 2.5 overall average must be maintained Our drama and music departments have been greatl expanded. The physical education classes now concentrate on life sports; sports which a student may participate iff throughout his life. One of the various activities was the new, annual Fall Fair, sponsored by the Student Council. Of course, the seniors and the freshmen are representative o the old and new, but for all purposes, all students attending Baton Rouge High are new to its concepts and high stand ards. All in all, the new Baton Rouge High has based its present establishment upon the best of the old Baton Rouge Spirit exists to High with our own new ideas included as well. Individualism is the key to Baton Rouge High’s success. The establishing of the magnet program was a risk, but we took it and we succeeded. Each of the persons that partici pated in the planning of the new program gave their individ ual ideas and efforts. We are not just the ordinary stereotype high school. Each student as well as each faculty has left their individual imprint on the school. The way each individual president runs a club affects the club the same way the individual personality of a teacher affects her class. Where else but Baton Rouge High would you expect to find a Procrastinator’s club? One teacher told us that each morning two students enter her class face the east, bow three times, and sit down. Now try telling us that isn't a first.